The Complete Book of Fruits Vegetables Author:Francesco Bianchini, Francesco Corbetta, Marilena Pistoia (Illustrator), Alberto Mancinelli (Translator) Paintings of virtually every plant used for food are accompanied by information on the origins, histories, uses, nutritional characteristics, and horticulture of each. 100 Color illustrations of 400 kinds of plants used for food (some of which are rarely cultivated today).